DuckDuckGo Private Browser

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4.7
2.27M reviews
50M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The DuckDuckGo app provides the most comprehensive online privacy protection with the push of a button. With one free download, you get an everyday private Internet browser that offers seamless protection while you search and browse, and access to tracking protection for emails you receive and apps you use. Many of these protections are not offered in most popular web browsers by default.
 
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Search Privately by Default – DuckDuckGo Private Search comes built-in, so you can easily search the web without being tracked.
 
Block Tracking Cookies While Browsing – Prevent most 3rd-party Internet cookies from tracking you as you browse online.
 
Escape Website Trackers Before They Load – Automatically stop most hidden trackers (3rd-party scripts) from loading, which prevents companies from collecting and using any personal data from these trackers. Stay secure with our cutting-edge tracker-blocking technology – 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection, which goes above and beyond what you get in most popular web browsers by default.
 
Automatically Enforce Encryption – Force many sites you visit to automatically use an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, which helps shield your data from Wi-Fi snoopers and network onlookers like your Internet provider.
 
Block Email Trackers (Beta) – Over 85% of emails sent to Duck Addresses (@duck.com) contain trackers that can detect when you’ve opened a message, where you were when you opened it, and what device you were using. Email Protection makes it easy to block most email trackers and hide your existing address when signing up for things online, all without switching email providers.
 
Protect Your Privacy in Other Apps – Block most hidden app trackers in other apps day or night, and prevent third-party companies from invading your privacy with App Tracking Protection. This feature uses a VPN connection, but is not a VPN. It works locally on your device and does not collect personal data.
 
Escape Fingerprinting – Help stop companies from creating a unique identifier for you by blocking their attempts to combine specific information about your web browser and device settings.
 
Block Tracking Cookies – Prevent most third-party cookies from tracking you as you browse online from website to website.
 
We feature many protections not available on most Internet browsers (even incognito browsers), including protection from link tracking, Google AMP tracking, and more.
 
EVERYDAY PRIVACY CONTROLS
Tap Fire Button, Burn Data – Clear your tabs and browsing data fast with our Fire Button.
 
Signal Your Privacy Preference with Global Privacy Control (GPC) – Built in to our app, GPC intends to help you express your opt-out rights automatically by telling websites not to sell or share your personal information. Whether it can be used to enforce your legal rights (for example, current or future CCPA, GDPR requirements) depends on the laws in your jurisdiction.
 
Note about our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection following DuckDuckGo ad clicks: Our 3rd-Party Tracker Protection goes above and beyond what you get in most popular browsers by default, but we’re constantly working to make it more comprehensive. Currently, if an advertiser wants to detect conversions on their own website for our private DuckDuckGo search ads, our 3rd-Party Tracker Loading Protection will not stop bat.bing.com requests from loading on the advertiser’s website following DuckDuckGo ad clicks, but those requests are stopped in all other contexts. This is because DuckDuckGo private search advertising is in partnership with Microsoft. As part of that partnership, viewing ads on DuckDuckGo is anonymous and Microsoft has committed to not profile our users’ ad clicks.
 
Read more about this and our free Tracking Protections at https://help.duckduckgo.com/privacy/web-tracking-protections
Updated on
Apr 15, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
2.11M reviews
T
March 26, 2025
I appreciate the app tracking protection but it can't run at the same time as a VPN. If I use a VPN I need to remember to turn it back on. Custom app icon's neat but it would be great to get a variant with a white background to match other apps. DDG search has mediocre results but I like how minimalist it is and how it's not printing my location like Google. Onboarding popups are annoying. Don't prompt, let users explore. UI is easy, there's no need.
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David J
March 25, 2025
I'll give it 5 stars as this privacy browser is great at blocking pop ups, ads and manages those infernal cookie requests. I think it needs a slim toolbar at the top or bottom with a homepage button, and forward and backward arrows, otherwise you have to open the menu to select a bookmark which is your homepage, and open the menu to go forwards or back; which becomes a pain. Also, there's no way to have about:blank as a bookmark, when one wants to reset.. A visible toolbar would be excellent.
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M
April 5, 2025
Half the screen is taken up by an AI duck? How could anyone want this? It's not even just the first few time you use it, a duck just appears in a chat box that takes up half the screen with "atta boy's"... It was supposed to be private... YouTube had me tracked and was loading videos from my recommendations within 15 seconds. Digital fingerprinting absolutely demolished ducky go. It can't even play YouTube videos unless you've allowed digital fingerprinting and full access for Google.
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What’s new

What's new:
We partnered with Netcraft to develop improved phishing and malware protection that keeps your browsing data anonymous and never shares it with third parties. If you navigate to a page suspected of housing malware or phishing attempts, the browser will alert you so you can safely navigate away. This feature will be rolled out to all users over the week of March 31st. This update also includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements.